Ghana News Articles

Muslims across the country have commenced fasting to mark the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan. This is after the Cheif Imam, through his spokesperson, Sheikh Armiyawo Shaibu, on Friday, April 1, 2022, declared, April 3, 2022, as the beginning of the month of Ramadan. He explained that the …

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed reports that it is recruiting currently. GAF in a public notice on its Twitter page on Friday, April 1, 2022, indicated no such exercise is going on currently. According to GAF, no such exercise is going on currently. GAF said: “wishes to draw the …

Sachet water price is expected to increase from today, April 1. According to the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP), the new price of packaged water is informed by the increasing cost of raw materials and fuel and the cedi’s depreciation. Barring any hitches, a water sachet …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced in his 28th Covid update that Outdoor functions at sporting events, entertainment spots, political rallies and funerals may resume at full capacity, again, as long as all persons at these events are fully vaccinated According to him, “all in-person activities, such as those …

 BECE School Placement 2021/2022 Released for candidates to Check and Print their CSSPS Placement. Candidates can now check their respective BECE placements. About the CSSPS BECE School Placement 2021/2022  The Ministry of Education has announced to parents, guardians, students, and the general public that the 2021/2022 Computerized School Selection and Placement …

The National Executive Committee of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) has urged all public NSS personnel to “remain calm” as they will receive their unpaid January allowance by Tuesday, March 22, 2022. In an issued statement, the leaders of the association assured their colleagues that they are continuously imploring …

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has denied assertions that it owes personnel 3 months arrears in allowance. According to the Director for Corporate Affairs at the NSS, Armstrong Esaah, personnel have been paid up to December, 2021. He denied claims stating that, “the National Service Scheme owes the National Service …

Ghanaians should be expecting to pay more for transport fares again as the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) begins talks with government for an increment of existing fares following recent hikes in the cost of fuel. The Union introduced a 15 percent increase in transport fares barely a month …

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), is cautioning the general public particularly employers and workers in the informal sector or self-employed persons from making pension contributions to KenTrust Pensions Limited. In a notice issued by SSNIT, it noted that it has not designated the aforementioned company or any …

A mass burial will be held today, March 11, for persons who lost their lives in the Appiatse explosion in the Prestea-Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region. The explosion, which occurred on January 20, 2022, near Bogoso, claimed 13 lives leaving 59 others severely injured, including a 15-month-old baby. Out …